any recommendations for pc maintenance software?

[spenj]

hi, i was just wondering if any of you folkks could recommend some software for me that would help keep my pc in check ,im currently running windows xp pro on a athalon 64 3000 .im not the most computer literate person in the world an was wondering what programs i could use to keep my pc nice an clean i use avg free addition,and spyware/adware blaster but was wondering what else out there could keep my computer running nicley. cheers

[liljim]

Keep in mind that there is such a thing as too much...

My favorites are Spybot and Ad-Aware for spyware but im also hearing good things about microsoft's anti-spyware program. AVG is a good choice, stay with it. Usually a weekly cleaning is enough to keep you running smooth. Consider a decent firewall, Zone Alarm seems to be a site favorite.

[badpolarbear]

Here is a little helper I happen on. Its called Easy Cleaner
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download414.html